Legal Assistant - Resources and Renewables Approvals

at  McCullough Robertson

JOIN A TEAM WITH A COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER; A STRONG COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION; AND A DRIVE TO ACHIEVE QUALITY RESULTS FOR CLIENTS.

McCullough Robertson is a commercially focused firm, working with reputable national and international clients. We work on big matters but work in small teams. Employees of all levels are given direct exposure to clients and exciting opportunities to get involved in the firm.
Our goal is for every employee to build a rewarding career that is rich with opportunity, satisfying relationships and a sense of achievement. We do this through extensive training and career development opportunities that allow our employees to prosper.
We are backed by a national team of over 400 staff located in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra. McCullough Robertson is a big firm, without the attitude.

EXPERIENCE

As the successful candidate, you will have prior experience in an administrative role within the legal industry, with a keen desire to pursue a career in this space.

You will also demonstrate the following:

• An ability to exercise initiative;
• Maturity around confidential and sensitive information;
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal and external parties;
• An ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines;
• Impeccable attention to detail;
• Self-motivation with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team; and
• Strong technical skills and understanding of software applications.

Due to growth within the team, we are recruiting for an energetic and enthusiastic Legal Assistant.

While each day will be different, key elements of the role will include:

• Secretarial support for high volume general administrative tasks;
• Word processing, typing and amending documents and correspondence;
• Day to day filing, scanning, copying and saving of emails and legal documents;
• Taking messages accurately and directing through to appropriate channels;
• Diary management for authors, including booking meetings either in person or virtually;
• Domestic travel arrangements;
• Processing of credit card reconciliation and reimbursements;
• File opening and closing; and
• Time entry, monthly billing and reporting including client-specific reporting and uploading of invoices to portals.